By Hajara Leman Dr Nicholas Hamman, Principal Medical Officer, Snakebite Treatment Hospital, Kaltungo in Gombe State, has decried late reporting of snakebite cases to the hospital by patients’ relatives. He said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday at Kaltungo town in Kaltungo Local Government Area of the state. […]
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Alleviate Nigerians’ suffering – CAN Youths urge Tinubu
By Philomina Attah The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), has called on President Bola Tinubu to intensify efforts to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians. YOWICAN made the appeal in a communiqué issued on Friday, at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Abuja. In the Communiqué made […]
EFCC arrests 46 suspected internet fraudsters in Bauchi, Ibadan
By Isaac Aregbesola Abuja, Feb. 23, 2024 (NAN)The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 46 suspected internet fraudsters in Bauchi and Ibadan. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, explained that 27 of the suspects were arrested in Bauchi, while 19 were arrested in Ibadan. According […]
Military will not interfere with Nigeria’s democracy – CDS insist
By Desmond Ejibas Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, says the military is happy and better under democracy, hence will not act against a democratically elected government. Musa gave said this during his operational visit and inauguration of facilities at Headquarters 6 Division of the Nigeria Army, in Port Harcourt on Thursday. […]
Naira free fall worrisome, embarrassing, says expert
By Kadiri Abdulrahman A Financial Expert, Dr Chijioke Ekechukwu, says the continued depreciation of the Naira has become worrisome and embarrassing. Ekechukwu, an economist and a past president of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. According to him, while […]
6 arrested for alleged illegal purchase, transportation of endangered animals
Six people have been apprehended for alleged illegal purchase and transportation of endangered sea turtles. The maritime police in east China’s Zhejiang Province made the disclosure on Thursday. A total of 26 sea turtles were also confiscated, out of which five are alive. All the turtles are classified as first-class protected animals in China. According […]
Troops eliminate 8 insurgents in Kaduna offensive – Army
By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised eight insurgents with their kingpins in recent offensives and recovered more firearms and ammunition in Igabi, Giwa and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said […]
UN warns of worsening hunger in Sudan, beyond amid funding gaps
About 25 million people across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad are struggling with soaring rates of hunger and malnutrition as the crisis in Sudan sends shockwaves around the region, a UN spokesperson. The ripple effects of Sudan’s instability are palpable, with individuals fleeing to neighboring South Sudan and Chad, “hungry and arriving with no resources,” […]
Reps query Ecobank, others over N11.632 trn FG revenue collected
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives has queried Access Bank, Citi Bank, Ecobank and Fidelity Bank over N11.632 trillion revenue collected on behalf of Federal Government through REMITA platform between 2015 and 2022 fiscal years. Rep. Bamidele Salam, Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, issued the query at the resumed investigative hearing on ‘alleged […]
26 EU countries call for immediate humanitarian pause in Gaza
Twenty-six member states of the European Union (EU) called for an “immediate humanitarian pause that would lead to a sustainable ceasefire” in the besieged Gaza Strip. The bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said at a meeting of EU foreign ministers that all EU countries except Hungary warned Israel against launching an assault on the […]